Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
Devanagari script
पार्वत्यादेशिता भार्या तस्मान्मे भव मा चिरम्
Transliteration
pārvatyādeśitā bhāryā tasmānme bhava mā ciram
Translation
“پاروتی نے تمہیں میری زوجہ مقرر کیا ہے؛ پس میری ہو جاؤ—دیر نہ کرو۔”
Word by Word
pārvatyāby Pārvatī
pārvatyā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन
ādeśitāappointed
ādeśitā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootā-√diś (धातु); ādeśita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘commanded/appointed’
bhāryāwife
bhāryā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतस्मात् इति अव्ययीभावार्थे निपातवत्; अपादानार्थक (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)
memy
me:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (enclitic)
bhavabe (become)
bhava:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
mādo not
mā:
Pratishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootmā (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle)
ciramfor long
ciram:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootcira (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
Speaker
Kāma (Smara)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Kāma speaks firmly yet affectionately, invoking Pārvatī’s appointment and urging immediate union; the maiden listens with composed dignity.
Characters & Entities
P
Pārvatī (Gaurī)K
Kāma (Smara)FAQs
Purāṇic narratives frame relationships as dharma-guided when aligned with divine instruction and rightful consent.
Not specified in this verse; it is part of a broader tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
No ritual is stated; it is a direct speech about marriage arrangement.
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